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C. E. McCOULLOUGH BOX 4^09 COLLEGE Official Paper Of Texas A&M College And College Station 3/52 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published by The Students Of Texas A&M For 73 Years No. 19: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggielancl), TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1951 Price Five Cents ‘Shivers Good Executive’ Says Senator Aiken By JOHN WHITMORE Battalion Editor "Governor Allan Shivers is an able chief executive of the state, and he would also be an able chief executive of the nation,” State Senator A. M. Aiken said Wednesday night. Senator Aiken spoke at the annual banquet honoring delegates attending the meeting of the Association of Gov erning Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions. The affair was held in the MSC Ballroom. "Some of us wish he (Governor Shivers) were there now,” Senator Aiken continued. A native of Paris, Texas, Senator Aiken has one of the most colorful backgrounds in State politics today. He was elected to the legislature in 1932. In 1936, he was elected to the State Senate. During his term of office there, he has been president-pro-tempore. Aiken was also governor of the state for 15 days at one time in his career. Senator Aiken’s talk followed a program by the Singing' Cadets. The musical selections drew much applause from the audience and the Cadets gave three encores. An interesting sidelight to the banquet was the action taken by the delegation from Hawaii. This group gave each Councilman’s wife a string of orchids, similar to the ones worn by native Hawaiian women and also presented each woman guest at the banquet with an orchid. Senator Aiken was introduced by Milward L. Simpson, president of the association. Following his remarks concern ing Shivers’ possible candidacy for president, Aiken declared “I feel that a more thorough understand ing of the needs of our institutions of higher learning could be had between board members and mem bers of the legislature. It would certainly mean the difference many times.” Senator Aiken, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told the listeners he thought their re sponsibility was about the same as the committee’s. “You pFobably feel at times that members of finance committees are a bunch of ‘clodhoppers’. Well, we on the committee some times feel that you are a bunch of screwballs, and at times, we know you are,” he laughed.” Members of state boards of ed ucation should try to recommend what is actually needed and leg- (See AIKEN, Page 4) Scholarship Winners Coffee Shop Remains Closed In Mornings The MSC Coffee Shop has been closed in the mornings, effective Wednesday and will remain closed until Saturday, J. Wayne Stark, director, said Wednesday afternoon. Reason for this closing, Stark said, is to experiment with cut ting down of costs in MSC food concessions. “For the past year; the coffee shop has been losing money,” he said, “and we' are going to experi ment a few days to see if we have enough business in the dining room during the breakfast hours io justify doing business in the Hilling room during the morning.” Main loss in the coffee shop has ieen in coffee'sales, Stark said. “Coffee is the biggest item sold in the area and this should be a fountain room service. The money made from the coffee shop is not sufficient to cover costs,” the MSC director explained. If the experiment proves success ful, the coffee shop may be closed entirely and the dining room may be the only restaurant, besides the fountain room, available in the MSC. “If this is done,” Stark said, “the present coffee shop would re main closed except on weekends when large crowds are on the cam pus.’ On these occassions, the area would be opened as an annex to the dining room. Also, the coffee shop could be used to serve special dinners. Stark said. fake a Break By POGO CRIBBING should be an art, so says an A&M prof. Having caught students cheating on a daily quiz, he went on to say, “the holding of hands over one’s eyes while sneaking a look at another paper is too obvious and in reality crude. Coughs, and laying the head on the desk are also give-aways.” He wouldn’t make any comment on how to do it without getting caught. Student Senate Elects Officers; Begins Work By BILL STREICH Battalion News Editor Newly elected members of the Student Oct. 27. Senate got down to work at their first meet ing Wednesday night. Officers were elected, committees chosen and a discussion on seat ing arrangements for Kyle Field football games was held. The Senate members decided that a com mittee composed of seven students on the Senate should investigate seating difficul ties and report back at the next meeting, Hoilvwood Stars J On Campus Today Representatives of x Houston Insurance company present scholarship checks, worth $2,000 each to two A&M students. Joe Dillard, Bryan district manager of the First American Life Insurance Company, hands the checks to Clinton Bippert of La Costa, left, and William Hoffman of Hallsville. E. E. McQuillen, director of the Development fund, right looks on. The scholarships were won by Bippert and Huffman at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Rise Stevens Concert Marksi Second Town Hall Program Rise Stevens, who stands today as one of the most vital concert performers before the public, will give the second Town Hall perfor mance of the year in Guion Hall Oct. 16. Miss Steven’s popularity with the public has grown from season to season to where her fame now extends all fields of entertainment —concert, opera, radio, motion pic tures, and recordings. The combination of her mezzo- soprano voice, her personality, and her stage artistry has undoubtedly won a place of great renown for the Metropolitan opera star. Appearing on a variety of pro grams extending from popular shows to the Metropolitan Opera, her radio broadcasts are regularly heard by millions. Panel Discussion Tops Educators Second Day By BURT WELLER Battalion Staff Writer A panel discussion on “The Im provement of Counseling and Teaching” highlighted the second session, of the annual meeting of the Association of Governing Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions Wednesday in the MSC. Presiding over the panel discus sion was Dr. Frank C. Hockema, vice-president and executive dean of Purdue University, of Minnesota, who spoke on “The Selection and Training of Counselors,” was the first speaker on the panel. Speaking on “Pre-service Selec tion and Training of College Teach ers,” Dr. George W. Frasier, pres ident emeritus of Colorado State College, called for a complete new development in the field of pro fessional preparation of college teachers. Explaining that teachers are the products of an academic routine in Old Students D. W. Williams, Vice Chancellor for Agriculture, greets his former student E. S. Crecelius. Crecelius was graduated in 1930 and is now buyer for the International Packers, Ltd., Argentina. which they receive very little pro fessional preparation, Dr. Frasier called for cooperation between the school of education and the aca demic departments. Dr. Frasier predicted that within 10 years there will be a great in flux of students to institutions of higher learning. “This increase in enrollments will make b definite plan for prepara tion of college.teachers necessary,” he said. A discussion of “Evaluation of Counseling and Teaching” led by Dr. E. R. Guthrie, executive offi- c6r 'of' academic personnel at the University of Washington, conclud ed the panel discussion. Dr. Guthrie stressed that al though'teaching is the principal function of all colleges, few in stitutions have ever attempted a systematic evaluation of their suc- .ce§s .or. failure in proving good teaching. “One of the failures of the in stitutions of higher learning,” Dr. Guthrie said, “has been their fail ure to select teachers for teaching ability.’ Judge Dudley K. Woodward Jr., president of the board of re gents at the University of Texas, was the principal speaker for the luncheon, at which Rufus R. Peep les of the A&M Board of Directors presided. Judge Woodward's topic was “The Endowment Fund of the University.” The afternoon session of the meeting listened to an address on “Current Governmental Develop ments Affecting Higher Educa.- tion,” by Dr. J. L. Morrill, presi dent of the University of Minne sota. Richard H. Plock, secretary- treasurer of the association, pre sided over the afternoon session. Following an inspection of the college, the association members were guests at a review of the Corps of Cadets. Sen. A. M. Aikin, representing Gov. Allen Shivers, was the prin ciple speaker for the evening din ner. Senator Aikin spoke on “State Support of Higher Education in Texas.” Milward L. Simpson, pres ident of the association, and presi dent of the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming, presid ed over the final session Wednes day. Combining singing with acting, Miss Stevens has appeared in such movies as “The Chocolate Soldier” with Nelson Eddy, “Going My Way” with Bing Crosby, and “Car negie Hall.” Every year she makes a stand ing winter engagement at the Met ropolitan Opera House in New York, where she appears in her famous roles such as “Carmen,” “Der Rosenkavalier,” Mignon,” and “Samson and Delilah.” International Star Miss Stevens has also received praise for her performances with the San Francisco, Chicago, Vienna State, Prague, Zurich, and Cairo opera companies. Born in New York City of Nor wegian and American parents, Miss Stevens has been singing since she was 10 years old, when she appeared on a radio program in New York. At 17, she was lead ing lady with Opera Comique at the Heckscher Theater in New York.- During her billing at the New York theater, she was heard by the late Madame Anna Schoen-Rene, distinguished vocal teacher, who Corps Review Draws Praise From Educators “After seeing a parade like that, I don’t guess paying tax es to support our govern ments’ military training pro gram is too bad after all,” re marked one of the delegates at tending the annual meeting of the Association of Governing Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions. James W. Rockwell of Houston, member of the University of Texas j| Board of Regents, made this re- i | mark after viewing the first re- j view of the year by members of | the Corps of Cadets. Most of the delegates agreed j with Rockwell’s opinion and some added such comments as “marvel ous show,” and “best I’ve ever | seen.” They also said they felt ■ it was a good plan to train col- j lege students in military tactics | and procedures. One delegate, Leonard S. Kleczka | of the University of Wisconsin, said such military preparedness as | shown in the Wednesday review j would some day stop needless sac- [ rifice of American soldiers. Several guests were greatly sur- j prised at the good performance of | obtained a three year scholarship at the Julliard School of Music for the young singer. A few years later, Miss Stevens refused a contract offer by the Metropolitan Opera,t Company in order to continue her studies in Salzburg and Paris. In 1936, Miss Stevens made her operatic debut at the Prague Opera House, in the' title role of “Mig- non.” Following this performance, she sang opera in Vienna, Cairo, and at the Teatro Uolon in Bue nos Aires, South America. Tours With Met. Returning to the United States, she made a highly successful de but at the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia and later in New York. Since her first public appearance, her career has made musical history in the fields of opera, concert, radio, motion pic tures and recordings. Miss Stevens is accredited with being the highest selling recording artist in the classical field, the biggest box-office attraction of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and was recently named one of the country’s outstanding career-wo men and mothers. “Movietime USA,” a troupe of Hollywood actors and actresses on tour of the nation, will converge on the campus this afternoon at 4 p.m. This caravan of Hollywood stars is on tour of the nation to celebrate the golden anniversary of the American movie houses and to Journalism Interns Meet At Ft. Worth Three journalism students and a member of the journal ism faculty will attend a ban quet honoring newspaper in terns in Fort Worth Friday night. The affair is aniiually spon sored by the Fort Worth Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity. Bob Venable, Bill Streich and Christy Orth, all seniors, along with D. E. Newsom, associate pro fessor, will leave Friday at 11 a. m. After the banquet in the new Western Hills Hotel in Fort Worth, they will return. The annual banquet is held in conjunction with the intern pro gram established several years ago by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association. This program consists of 10 weeks, summer work oir a Texas daily newspaper for .jour nalism students between the jun ior and senior year in college. "" This summer, Streich, who is The Battalion news editor worked aS a reporter on The Temple Daily Telegram. Orth and Venable work ed as advertising interns on The San Antonio Light and The Hous ton Chronicle respectively. arouse interest among the people to attend the movies. Scheduled to appear on the tour through Brazos County will be John Wayne, Greer Garson, Jeff Chandler, Keenan Wynn, Dan Dailey, Chill Wills, and Jesse Las- ky, Sr., nicknamed “the grand old man of motion picture produc tions.” Not only will the stars appear but also their producers and direc tors. Among the men behind the scenes will be King Vidor, consid ered in movie circles to rank with Cecil B. DeMille and John Ford. Newcomers to the silver screen are included in the cast of stars to arrive on the campus. Mary Murphy, Ann Robin, Joan Taylor, Virginia Hall, Laura Elliot, and Peter Hanson will take part, in the campaign to stimulate American moviegoers. To Use Convertibles Arriving at the MSC by bus from Houston, the troupe will transfer to convertibles for a ride to downtown Bryan with local civ ic leaders. Back to the campus in time to eat with the Cadet Corps in Dun can Dining flail, the group will be met by Ken Wiggins, entertain ment manager, Roy Striekert, J. C. Fletcher, Bob Dunn, Eric Carlson, Bob Blub, Jack Craig, and “Dog gie” Dalston. The cast of actors will be intro duced to the cadets by Wiggins and after an appearance at t h e freshman football game, the thes- pians will board their bus enroute to Waco for a similar performance. This committee is composed of two sen iors from the new area dormitories, one sen ior from the Basic Division, a non-military senator, a sophomore, one junior, and one senator from Vet Village. Grady Smallwood was elected Senate president and Don Young was chosen vice- president. piuqoH :9J0av papajo sjaoiqjo .iaqjo A Fatheree, recording secretary; Bert. Gorrod, corresponding secretary; Ted Stephens, treasurer; George Germond, parliamentarian; and Ken Wiggins, chaplain. Senators also elected members to serve on various committees. These committees are: Student Life, Welcoming, Social, Hospital,- Election, Exchange Store, Mess Hall, Publicity, and Executive. Chairmen for these groups were not chosen except in the case of. the Executive Committee, which is automatically headed by the Sen ate vice-president, who is Don, Young. Members of the Student Life Committee are Ken Wiggins, Ralph Ellis, Hansel Kennedy, and Spud Mergele. Committees Students Meet DBA Profs Students of business administra tion at A&M had the opportunity to meet five new professors in the department of business administra tion recently at a meeting of the Business Society. The members discussed the possi bility of giving membership keys to all active members, according to Van Vandenberg, president of the Society. Professors present at the meet ing were Dr. Robert Miller, Dr. Lewis Davids, -G. E. Hartman, W. F. Perry, and H. G. Thompson. John Schmidt and Bob Reynolds were elected representatives to the Arts and Sciences Council at the meeting. Schmidt was elected sen ior representative, and Reynolds, junior representative. | Jack Steele, instructor in the de partment of business administra- j tion, sponsor for the Society, was introduced for the first time at the meeting by Vandenberg. Rise Stephens the entire corps. “This parade was marvelous for so early in the year,” Ernest H. Poteet of Texas A&I College said. “It was a wonderful show and I’ve never before seen one that ap proached it,” A. S. Marshall, Uni versity of North Dakota, exclaimed. ! ^ le A&M-Rice lootball game. The Freshman band drew consid erable praise from many of the educators. One comment, by R. B. Baldwin, director of budget for the governor, summed up the opin ion on this subject. “I don’t see how those boys can play and drill like that with Houston Club Plans Dance The Houston A&M Club has be- to reserve the two rooms,” said gun plans for the forthcoming Louis A. Wood, chancellor of the Corps Trip dance to bo held at system. “I hope this money ca nbe the Shamrock Hotel the night of raised through the sale of mem bership cards by the representa tives in the seven chapters but if this fails, the club will have to begin ticket sales early.” Tickets will sell for $3 per cou ple. Anyone purchasing the member ship cards will be entitled to at- A committee, composed of the presidents of the seven high school chapters belonging to the Houston system, is investigating the possi bilities of renting the Emrald Room and the Grecian Room for the post-game dance. “It will be necessary this year tend both the Christmas dance and only three weeks training,” he said, to make a deposit before the dance the Easter dance free of charge, the Registrar, Filing Deadline For Jan. Grads Is November 1 November 1 is the deadline for filing an application for a degree to be conferred in January, according to H. L. Heaton, Registrar. Formal applications for degrees should be made at the Registrar’s Office immediately by all students who expect to complete all the re quirements for a degree by the end of this semester. Heaton advises students who are candidates for degrees that they must be registered for the courses necessary to complete the require ments of their curricula, and must have a grade point ratio in excess of 1.50 in their major fields. Each candidate must also meet this grade point ratio over-all for his work of this semester in order to meet the grade point require ments for On the Executive Committee; in addition to Young, are Warren Fierce and Oran Lewellen, Gene Steed, Bruce Miller, Bobby Dunn, Monty Montgomery, and Gorrod. The Welcoming Committee con sists of Tom Poyner, Baxter Hon eycutt, Hansel Kennedy, Frank Morris, and Buddy Russell. Serving on the Social Committee, are Jack Morris, Fatheree, Law rence Tanner, Bill Casey; and Steve Stevenson. Jim Wood, J. Raney, Carroll Jones, and Walter Brisco were chosen to work on the Senate Hos pital Committee. The Election Committee’s work was delegated to Ted Uptmore, Jim Martin, Don Buchner, Bob Layton, and Vance Riley. On the Exchange Store Commit tee are Doug Lowery, Pete Roz- elle, Jerry Saunders, George Ger mond, and Bob Jones. Marshall Crouch, Ted Stephens, Arnold Damon are, on the Mess Hall Committee. Work of the Publicity Committee will be done by Freddy Adickes and Bob Travis. A representative, Hansel Ken nedy, was chosen by the entire Senate to represent that group on the MSC Council. Mac’s Removal Shocks Orient Rotarians Told People in the Orient have lost faith in the American people and in the things they stand for, because of the sud den removal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, formerly UN com mander in Korea. This statement was made by Dr. E. W. McMillan, president of Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, at the weekly luncheon of the Bryan-College Station Rotary Club. Dr. McMillan spoke to the group on the spiritual impact to the Ori ental mind, because of the removal of MacArthur. The speaker talked with the general in 1949 while making a tour of the Far East. Explaining how the Oriental mind operates, Dr. McMillan said Orientals express their ideas and hopes in terms of symbols and per sonages. To the people of the Orient, particularly the Japanese, MacArthur symbolized America and Christianity, according to the speaker. His removal was a great shock, he added. The speaker pointed out unless the American people regain the confidence of the Jajanese, there was a strong possibility they would turn to communism. Dr. McMillan emphasized his talk was not concerned with the political expediency of the general’s removal. He said he was concern ed in his talk only with the spir itual effect on the Oriental mind of the general’s removal. Dr. McMillan was the final speaker last night in a series of sermons presented by the A&M Church of Christ. Ex-Student Promoted Lt. Col. Reinharde B. Boettcher Jr., 1938 graduate of A&M, has been named executive officer of Headquarter’s Supply Group at graduation, concludes i Pepperell Air Force Base, New foundland.